Mismatched new model army serial numbers from the factory?

[backpacker336]

Recently purchased this and I noticed the barrel serial and grips do not match. The trigger guard matches the serial number in the grips. I am also wondering what the "I" means before the numbers in the grips.

 

[Keller]

Factory typo? Makes you wonder which one is the right one?

 

[JasonGTA]

I wonder if it hit the stamping guys desk on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon?

 

[backpacker336]

Yeah right... the real kicker is I overpaid for this thing and the antique letter that came with it is for the barrel serial number >.<

 

[Rod]

The revolver appears in pretty nice condition. The numbers are not very far apart and it could be a civil war production after the Colt factory was destroyed by a fire Colt was unable to complete their military orders leaving the military to go with Remington. That's around 1863-64? That may explain the mismatched numbers being war years and rushed to get the firearms out the door.

 

[backpacker336]

Factory typo? Makes you wonder which one is the right one?

the serial under the trigger guard matches the frame.

 

[DANCESWITHEMPTIES]

I figure the two numbers were inversed at the factory & the frame number is probably the correct number. The revolver would not have been rejected for that oversight. The letter on the frame is a heavier strike, maybe this is an inspector acceptance of this issue? Purely a guess on my part...

 

[tiriaq]

Or, it was a period rebarrel...

 

[DANCESWITHEMPTIES]

And stamped wrong at time of re-assembly… Could be?

 

[SIGP2101]

It is kind of normal for 1858 Rems.

 

[9.3 Hunter]

Yeah right... the real kicker is I overpaid for this thing and the antique letter that came with it is for the barrel serial number >.<

That's not unusual- the RUMPs (RCMP) have and continue to pick whatever numbers they choose to use on the firearm. It can be frustrating ... same thing happened to me: they used a 3 digit number on the front of the frame, instead of a clearly 6 digit serial number on side of frame ...

What's important is the number - that specific number they use is still on the frame, the correct model + description is all used in the letter.

I was also fortunate that my revolver is also the specific revolver they use in the actual FRT - it's a plus and, when you Google this revolver make & model, my specific revolver comes up on the internet: the pictures and serial numbers etc, it's from 1873. Its the only one on the internet.